Alexander Frias hit a walk-off HR for the ACL Brewers today, and he did it on a pitch that looked like it might hit him in the leg (see the gameday zone in the upper left)
Here’s an angle from the open side, via his IG story:
Dillon Gabriel on Jared Verse wearing number 8:
"Yeah, I was kind of hoping he would pay me for my number. But then he just started wearing it in practice."
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Ravens are now the FAVORITES to sign free agent wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
There is a 38% chance that Hill signs with Baltimore, according to the Polymarket App.
Imagine having Lamar x Flowers x Hill 👀
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ESPN sources: The Eagles are trading Pro-Bowl WR A.J. Brown to the Patriots for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick that is the better of New England’s two fifths. The deal that has been speculated on for weeks now finally is happening. Brown and Patriots HC Mike Vrabel are reuniting.
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Bombshell: The Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, per @rapsheet, @TomPelissero and me.
In exchange for Garrett, the Rams are expected to send Pro-Bowl edge Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick and other draft-pick compensation still being negotiated to the Browns.
KIDS: Nic Dowd is from Alabama. Went to Culver Military Academy. Played in the NAHL then USHL. Went to college as a 20 year old freshman. Played four years at St. Cloud. Spent a couple full years in the AHL before being an NHL regular as a depth player.
Now on the ice taking the faceoff in the Western Conference Finals up a goal in the Dzone with Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner on his wings.
Everyone has a different path. And if your path is the long way, be a great teammate and a versatile player. Dowd is widely known as an unreal locker room glue guy. And a great role player.
What an effort to score this goal beating everyone up the ice to seal it for Vegas. This is why I love watching the playoffs. Players who don't normally get the spotlight stepping up in big situations to help teams win.
Hockey rules.
Depends on volume and what all you’re using for packaging.
If someone is using the hobby guards and a bubble mailer then their cost of packaging is pretty much the same as mine using a box instead. Probably $0.05-$0.15 cheaper with the bubble mailer if they’re buying in bulk.
Even if a box was 2x the cost, the time savings would still make it preferable for me.
It's official everyone!
My first @eBay Live show is this Friday.
April 3rd @ 8pm EST
Tons of Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Griffey, Ohtani, you name it.
Rookies, autos, relics, serial numbered, slabs, and some cool oddball stuff.
https://t.co/x4sswKnBLC
With all the recent buzz around the 2023 Topps Series 1 Ohtani All Aces, I’m seeing more people jumping back into wax to try and track one down. So I wanted to add a little context that might help.
All Aces debuted in 2023 with a print run of ~77,350 per card. For comparison, that’s the same print run as the 1988 Topps inserts in that set. If you ripped that product, I know you remember…those things were like cockroaches. They were everywhere. Though the All Aces benefitted from a smaller checklist (25 cards vs 100), and that included Ohtani, the per card print run was nearly identical.
In Series 2, Topps scaled things back a bit. All Aces dropped to ~20,200 per card across another 25-card checklist, but no Ohtani. And 2023 Update remained steady with another 25-card checklist, no Ohtani, and print runs of ~20,200 ea.
Then things changed.
All Aces sat out 2024 but came back in 2025 Series 1 with a vengeance. The design had been enhanced on a black textured stock and actually short printed this time around. Print run dropped to ~360 per card. Raw Ohtani copies of this set currently sell for about $2,200.
In 2025 Series 2, Topps swapped in All Kings and tightened things even further to ~240 per card print runs. Ohtani shows up again, this time in a batting pose. You might think with 33% lower print run and a bat instead of a ball, that the value might be a bit higher on these. And you'd be right. Last raw sale around $8,100, PSA 10s going for $19K.
2025 Update skipped both sets, but 2026 Series 1 brought them back and Ohtani anchors them both. The All Kings (batting pose- print run ~230 ea) still carries the most value at around $6,100 vs roughly $4,500 for All Aces, print run ~300 copies ea.
With all that in mind, it’s easy to see why the 2023 All Aces has taken off. The 2025–2026 Aces/Kings have priced a lot of people out, and the 2023 version is close enough visually to pull people back in, even if it’s a very different card in hand.
That 2023 Ohtani is now pushing ~$300 raw and has cleared $1K in a PSA 10.
As a result, 2023 wax has gotten hotter than it’s been in a long time and is starting to dry up. So I wanted to look at how the main formats stack up if you’re chasing:
Secondary market pricing (rough ranges):
• Hobby: $150
• Jumbo: $250
• Blaster: $25
• Hanger: $19
$ per All Aces (2023 Series 1):
1) Blasters: $57.14 - 1 per 16 packs (~2.3 boxes)
2) Hangers: $76 - 1 per 4 boxes
3) Jumbo: $100 - 1 per 4 packs (~2.5 per box)
4) Hobby: $100 - 1 per 16 packs (~1.5 per box)
Blasters come out as the cheapest path to an All Aces…on paper. But they’re brutal for just about everything else. No real shot at autos or relics, and virtually no upside beyond the chase itself.
Hangers are a better middle ground. Still not good odds on hits, but at least you’re not completely drawing dead. They just can't compete with Hobby or Jumbo in that regard.
If you actually want a shot at everything in the product while chasing, Jumbo is the play and it's not even close. Slightly worse on $/Aces, but it’s the most efficient format for every other desirable hit across the board. And you'll still pull 2.5 All Aces per box.
And oddly enough, while digging around, the best current Jumbo price I found was sitting on Amazon at $250.
Good luck everyone!
#thehobby #SlabSquatchAnalytics #OhtaniAllAces
Hot take 🔥
Most resellers don't actually make money.
They THINK they do.
But when you add up everything they're NOT accounting for — the truth is uncomfortable.
Let me break it down 📷